VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City has been listed among the leading places to visit in Asia for 2023, as compiled by magazine Fodor’s Travel of the United States.

As Vietnam is open to international travellers, with no self-isolation, the New Zealand Herald daily has pointed out 10 reasons why the country is worth visiting.

The travel magazine The Travel has listed Ha Long Bay in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh and Cu Chi Tunnels in Ho Chi Minh City among the ten must-visit epic and adventurous places in Southeast Asia.

Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Health has decided to stop the operations of four temporary COVID-19 treatment hospitals No. 3, No. 5, No. 10 and Cu Chi from January 19.

VOV.VN - Over 3,000 students aged 16 and 17 in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1 and Cu Chi district are set to be injected with a COVID-19 vaccine on a trial basis on October 27, the municipal Department of Health said on October 26.

VOV.VN - Local tourism businesses have prepared to launch a series of tours to destinations such as Ha Giang and Bac Giang in late October and early November, while tours from Ho Chi Minh City to Cu Chi, Can Gio, Tay Ninh, and Quang Binh have already begun to welcome tourists.

VOV.VN - Travel firms based in Ho Chi Minh City have officially resumed tourism services following the launch of two new green tours to Can Gio and Cu Chi districts after a long period of stagnation due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

HCM City has piloted re-opening tourism by organising tours to local historical sites with participants being people working on the frontline of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in the city.

VOV.VN - The Hospital for Tropical Diseases and the Cu Chi Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City will be transformed into healthcare facilities to specifically treat COVID-19 patients, according to the municipal Department of Health.

Ho Chi Minh City will build a new field hospital with 1,000 beds at Phu Tho Stadium in District 11 if the number of COVID-19 infections reaches over 1,000.